THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION drops a video for “Betty vs.the NYPD.”

MATTHEW E. WHITE premiered the songs from Fresh Blood at BRIC Arts Media in downtown Brooklyn.

TWO GALLANTS stopped by WFUV's Studio A for a chat and mini-set.

WOLF ALICE stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.

LEONARD COHEN live in Tel Aviv, circa 1972.

LYDIA LOVELESS covers Prince's "I Would Die 4 U”.

FLAMING GROOVIES "Shake Some Action," circa 1987.

RADIOHEAD: Dozens of notable musicians talk to Stereogum about their favorite Radiohead songs 

GIRLPOOL: Harmony Tividad and Cleo Tucker talk to SPIN about moving cross-country and finding creative refuge in the City of Brotherly Love.

THE LOST TITLE TRACKERS have recorded an album of imaginary title tracks, in the style of the original artists.

WE ARE THE WORLD: A Minute-by-Minute Breakdown on Its 30th Anniversary. 

JOHNNY DEPP flew back to the United States from filiming the latest Pirates of the Caribbean in Australia to receive surgery after injuring his hand. 

MARVIN GAYE's family seeks to halt sales of "Blurred Lines" after winning their copyright lawsuit against Robin Thicke & Pharrell.

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY's stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan will be seeking a big payday for a second outing in the red room of pain. 

LIL WAYNE's Miami Beach home was visited by the police after a phone call reporting a shooting. An apparent SWATting.

BRUCE JENNER has stopped production of his docuseries chronicling his transformation from a man into a woman …for now. 

LINDSAY LOHAN dropped an n-bomb on social media and didn't deete it quickly enough to avoid detection. 

NATHAN FILLIAN & ALAN TUDYK (Firefly) crowdfunded a web series that will put them back on a spaceship.

TONY BENNETT will sing at Lady Gaga's wedding. 

YEMEN: Al-Qaida militants overran and held a city in southern Yemen for hours Monday before an army counterattack pushed them out, officials said, as Saudi Arabia offers to host peace talks to end the country's political chaos. 

THE ISLAMIC STATE: Top U.S. officials warn that military operations against Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria may last more than three more years and the mission on the Syrian side of the border could eventually involve a no-fly zone or even American boots on the ground. 

IRAN: Secretary of State John Kerry said in congressional testimony Wednesday that the Obama administration is “not negotiating a legally binding plan” over the Iranian nuclear program, but rather aims for an enforceable presidential agreement.

BIKERS save a dog on the highway.

AN ANGRY BADGER put a Stockholm hotel on lockdown. 

A BATCH OF TINY CHAMELEONS hatched at the Taronga Zoo. 

A DOG was rescued from a roof in Elk Grove, CA.